Economy and business
South Africa at Davos: 20 years after Mandela
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- 20 January 2012
South Africa is gearing up to send another high-powered delegation to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland – 20 years after Nelson Mandela, still fighting to pave the way for the country's first democratic elections, attended the exclusive gathering.
• SA fields strong team at Davos 2011
South African wine consumers on the rise
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- 18 January 2012
Traditional stereotypes about wine in South Africa are fading as a new generation of black wine connoisseurs and producers enters the wine scene.
• Transforming SA's wine industry
South African business schools get top rating
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- 18 January 2012
South Africa's business schools have been rated tops in the Africa and the Middle East category in a recent global survey, with Cape Town's institution taking first place and another two placed in the top five.
• UCT MBA among world’s best
World-class food factory in South Africa
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- 17 January 2012
Unilever South Africa's new R670-million state-of-the-art savoury foods factory, complete with outstanding green credentials, is one of the largest private investments in South Africa in recent years.
• Top green rating for SA building
Q20: another successful South African invention
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- 16 January 2012
There's the dolos and the Kreepy Krauly, both popular and proudly South African inventions – among many more – but who knew that a South African was also responsible for the development of that magic liquid in a can, Q20?
• SA housing innovation on show in US
SARS in top 40 for ease of paying tax
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- 14 December 2011
South Africa's tax collecting institution, the South African Revenue Services, has been recognised as a leader in revenue collection in the world, ranking ahead of developed nations such as Australia and the US.
• Gordhan: making SA work smarter
Cadbury Fairtrade choc now in South Africa
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- 08 December 2011
The launch of Cadbury’s Fairtrade-certified plain Dairy Milk chocolate in South Africa means that. for the first time ever, those with a sweet tooth can indulge their love of chocolate while knowing that they are helping small-scale farmers and communities.
• Nestlé expands operations in SA
